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Word of Mouth
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0634677980763
Format: Hybrid SACD
Label: Velvel Records
Manufacturer: Velvel Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Velvel Records
Release Date: September 21, 2004
Studio: Velvel Records
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Editorial Review:
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Wonderfull!
A year or so into my Nitty Gritty record cleaning machine revitalization of my long neglected lp collection , I rediscovered this gem. It really is one of the most overlooked lps in the Kinks Kataloge. I'm embarrassed to say I hadn't listened to this in forever and a day. Call meself a Kinks fan.....It really is one of the last great Kinks lps. $$$ well spent then and now.
Rating: - extremely good, but falters on 'side 2'
The "Word Of Mouth" era was a tension-filled period for the Davies brothers Ray and Dave. Ray was coping with his breakup from Chrissie Hynde, Dave was greatly frustrated at the lack of promotion by Warner Brothers for his 1983 solo album "Chosen People", the relationship between Ray and Dave was on shaky ground, and Dave was growing increasingly intolerant of drummer Mick Avory.
Three of the songs here--"Sold Me Out", "Missing Persons", and "Going Solo"--were written by Ray for the ... Read More
Rating: - Overlooked Album!
"Word of Mouth", which is probably one of the most overlooked albums by the Kinks, was recorded at a very difficult time for the band. Both Ray and Dave were very much involved with their own solo projects - "Return to Waterloo" and "Chosen People" - and the band-members had personal disagreements which led the the firing of original drummer Mike Avory during the recordings.
Surprisingly they managed to come up with one of their most satisfying albums of the 1980's.
First ... Read More
Rating: - Underrated gem!
"Word of Mouth" is a great album (the last great Kinks album, in fact) that for some reason is consistently overlooked in favor of the Kinks' other Arista efforts. Sure, there are a couple of throwaways here ("Too Hot," "Massive Reductions"), but the highlights more than make up for them. "Do It Again," "Good Day," and "Summer's Gone" are some of Ray's very best '80s compositions, and "Living on a Thin Line" is, in this Kinks fanatic's opinion, the best song Dave Davies ever wrote.
The ... Read More
Rating:  - Not one of The Kinks stronger efforts...
Word Of Mouth is not one of The Kinks stronger efforts. Ray Davies sounded like he was thinking radio rather than from the heart or soul while writing these songs. But there are still some good tunes such as "Do It Again" which borrows the opening chord from The Beatles "Hard Day's Night", and the very catchy pop songs "Good Day", "Summer's Gone" and "Going Solo". But easily, the best song on the album is the gorgeous sounding Dave Davies track "Living on a Thin Line". The rest of album sounds pretty ... Read More
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